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Prison population. By age group and type of crime

Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Total Catalonia. 2022
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 3 9 7 19
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 1 5 3 9
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 0 2 2
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 2 4 2 8
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 194 790 3,327 2,963 420 7,694
Homicide 15 59 323 373 73 843
Causing injury 11 26 133 96 8 274
Against freedom 1 8 28 41 1 79
Torture and against moral integrity 0 2 7 9 0 18
Against sexual freedom 12 49 301 280 83 725
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 0 6 11 1 18
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 3 9 0 12
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 1 1 2 1 5
Against wealth and socio-economic order 133 504 1,466 1,023 93 3,219
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 8 10 18
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 9 92 650 694 74 1,519
Falsification 0 1 9 37 9 56
Against public administration 0 0 1 2 8 11
Against the administration of justice 1 5 59 41 4 110
Against the Constitution 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against public order 6 15 77 49 2 149
Misdemeanours 0 1 7 1 0 9
Gender violence 5 27 239 262 46 579
Not stated 1 0 16 23 7 47
Total 194 790 3,330 2,972 427 7,713
Source: Ministry of Justice.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Men Catalonia. 2022
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 3 9 7 19
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 1 5 3 9
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 0 2 2
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 2 4 2 8
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 188 753 3,131 2,758 388 7,218
Homicide 13 55 305 340 70 783
Causing injury 11 26 125 89 8 259
Against freedom 1 8 28 38 1 76
Torture and against moral integrity 0 2 7 7 0 16
Against sexual freedom 12 49 300 277 83 721
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 0 6 11 1 18
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 3 8 0 11
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 1 1 2 1 5
Against wealth and socio-economic order 131 487 1,381 943 81 3,023
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 6 7 13
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 8 80 584 638 67 1,377
Falsification 0 1 7 35 7 50
Against public administration 0 0 1 2 4 7
Against the administration of justice 1 5 51 38 3 98
Against the Constitution 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against public order 5 11 73 44 2 135
Misdemeanours 0 1 6 1 0 8
Gender violence 5 27 239 262 46 579
Not stated 1 0 13 15 7 36
Total 188 753 3,134 2,767 395 7,237
Source: Ministry of Justice.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Women Catalonia. 2022
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 6 37 196 205 32 476
Homicide 2 4 18 33 3 60
Causing injury 0 0 8 7 0 15
Against freedom 0 0 0 3 0 3
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 2 0 2
Against sexual freedom 0 0 1 3 0 4
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 2 17 85 80 12 196
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 2 3 5
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 1 12 66 56 7 142
Falsification 0 0 2 2 2 6
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 4 4
Against the administration of justice 0 0 8 3 1 12
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 1 4 4 5 0 14
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gender violence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 4 8 0 12
Total 6 37 196 205 32 476
Source: Ministry of Justice.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.

Last update: May 25, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Prision population
Set of people detained in penitentiary centres in compliance with custodial sentences in the Penal code and that are in any of the following procedural situations: accused criminals, convicts or detained on preventative grounds, if the cause is processed.

Methodological aspects

The introduction of the new penal Code, on January 1, 1996, led to the classification of convicts on the basis of a new typology of offences, which will coexist alongside the classification used in the previous Penal Code. For statistical purposes it should be noted, however, that each convict is only classified for one offence, always the one for which the convict has received the toughest sentence.

Data is provided on the penal courts that were created to take responsibility for judging and sentencing less serious offences. This also includes the activity of provincial audiences. The information is completed with data on the prison population on December 31.